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Insta-Friday
Welcome to the weekend!
Here's a peek back at our week...
Here's a peek back at our week...
Eric + Claire playing on the beach while I sat with sleeping Zachary on the pier.
This is what we endure months of Michigan winter for.
First Pronto Pups of the season.
Yummmm.
Wifey Singer jewelry has quickly become one of my favorites.
Hannah is always coming out with new pieces + new color combinations that I just have to have! And her prices are so reasonable too. I ordered the necklace on the right, and she surprised me with the one one the left. Seriously sweet, that lady.
Zachary and I have a Monday morning tradition of heading to a local market to pick up our meat for the week. Inevitably we end up scouting out the fruits and veggies too. I mean, how can we not when it's displayed so pretty??
I am soooo happy that it's finally grilling season again!
Goodbye heavy casseroles and hello fresh foods on the grill.
This dish included sausage (smoked or pre-cooked) plus peppers, onion and potatoes. Mix in a little olive oil plus some black pepper. Fill small packets made of aluminum foil and grill for about 20 minutes. Perfection.
Mother's Day at Claire school. Those pre-schoolers sure know how to throw a party!
That's a portrait of me, by the way, and Claire is practicing signing her name in cursive, because that's fancy, you know.
My first Stitch Fix box arrived!!
Did you know that I'm totally incapable of buying clothes for myself? Seriously.
Eric has to come with me or I'd come home empty-handed.
I'll share details of what was in my box soon!
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Insta-addicts, find me on Instagram as : coraannedesigns
Teacher Appreciation Gift
This week is Teacher Appreciation week, and I wanted to share what we brought in to Claire's teachers today.
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Claire has been busy growing a garden indoors since Spring Break. Her zucchini is by far the best growing plants, and since we now have way more zucchini plants than what we'll need, we're starting to give some away.
Next I found (at our grocery store!) this adorable soap as well as some cute gardening gloves.
I packaged the gifts in strawberry baskets that I had on hand, and these gifts were set!
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Of course there's so many other times where a small gift like this would be wonderful to give, housewarming and Mother's Day both come to mind!
Insta-Saturday
It's insta-Friday time, one day late!
I hope you're all well into a nice weekend.
We're coming off of a b.u.s.y. week, here's a peek...
why yes Zachary, you can dance on that crinkly paper
flea market shopping in the rain=
bad hair + good deals
the bikes I walked away from at the flea market.
I mean come on, how cool are these???
one flea market find getting a makeover.
prep work is a bore, seriously.
cruising makes him sleepy
our back entryway has been bare for 5 years and I finally did something about it.
Prints for Brielle from PS I Adore You
"M" from Anthropologie
Kindergarten visit day. This girl is so ready.
Right before we left home, she ran to her room and put this necklace on which she made at VBS. The beads read "COURAGE"
Oh, how I love this girl.
trucks are working at the end of our street which means
we have been doing LOTS of truck watching
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And finally, we had a 24 hour kid-free house setting up marathon at our summer place.
We made really good progress, here's a little sneak peek...
a little display in the kitchen.
Those jars will most likely be filled with something like goldfish crackers, for the kids.
And, since we didn't own the house yet last Spring,
I had no ideas that tulips would be popping up in the yard!
in the living room
Claire's room
front entry-way.
print by Red Letter Words
print by Red Letter Words
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And, now I'm exhausted and might just climb into bed...
at 9:00....
...on a Saturday night.
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Zzzzzzzz.....
Insta-addicts, find me on Instagram as : coraannedesigns
Insta-Friday
FRIDAY!
(can you sense my excitement???)
This felt like a week of highs and lows,
and I'm really ready for a weekend and a chance of pace.
Here's a peek...
HIGH:
back splash tiling with my dad.
we chose a white subway tile with a crackle finish. classic.
HIGH:
the finished product.
LOW:
crying our way through Target. sigh.
HIGH:
discovering Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day products at Target.
and learning that I am the last.person.on.the.face.of.the.planet to use the stuff.
LOW:
realizing that Zachary had been bit by another child in the playroom at the gym,
and having to figure out how to deal with it.
HIGH:
sewing new pillows for Rebel to bring to the Allegan Antiques Market this weekend.
LOW:
having a weepy-mess-of-a-mom kind of moment in the preschool drop off line realizing that we're only about 3 weeks out from Claire being done in preschool. But on arriving home from dropping her off, I read this:
"Don't be disturbed today by thoughts about tomorrow; leave tomorrow alone, and bank in confidence on God's organizing of what you do not see."
- Oswald Chambers
#truth
HIGH:
this bathing suit from J.Crew arriving at my door step.
is it summer yet???
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Have a great weekend!
We're looking at temperatures in the 60's around here, finally!
Insta-addicts, find me on Instagram as : coraannedesigns
Insta-addicts, find me on Instagram as : coraannedesigns
Fresh Start Sunday
Those who know your name trust in you,
for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.
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Psalm 9:10 (NIV)
Insta-Friday
Ahh, Friday.
This has been a looooong, rainy week, I say, bring on the weekend!
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Here's a peek...
after an entire week of absolutely.no.sunshine, the sun was kind enough to come out.
It didn't last long, but it sure was nice.
you know that secret magic trick that teachers use...the one where they sing a little jingle, and the kids all willingly and cheerfully pick up the room? Yeah, I want that magic to work at home.
pretty coral polish in the bottle turned into shockingly neon-orange polish on my nails, oops!
posting a picture of my face wash on Instagram seemed to stir up lots of questions and interest.
I'll post more details on this soon.
I'll post more details on this soon.
the rain this week has been insane.
We had to redeem it somehow, so jumping in puddles it is!
I snatched up this adorable afgan in the @trishabrinkdesignshop sale proving that hitting "refresh" on your phone about a million times really does pay off. This will be the icing-on-the-cake in Claire's new room!
and finally, my heart goes out to all those affected by the tragedies in Boston and in Texas. And because my own words tend to fail me, I've had this hymn playing on repeat all week..
Lord, I need You, oh I need You
Every hour I need You
My one defense, my righteousness
Oh God, how I need You
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Have a nice weekend, everyone.
Insta-addicts, find me on Instagram as : coraannedesigns
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